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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item carried by Arrow feels heavier once she has likely seen Filipovic for the last time?
(a) Her dagger.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) Her rifle.
(d) Her money.

2. What literary device is Galloway utilizing when he writes that Kenan reaches a level of resignation not unlike that of Atlas?
(a) Simile.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

3. What sound does Kenan hear just after his encounter with the man in the track suit?
(a) A rush of water.
(b) Music.
(c) A shrill scream.
(d) An air-raid siren.

4. Arrow flees from the company of Hasan in part because she is unnerved by his "desire for" (198) what?
(a) Bloodshed.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Victory.
(d) Conflict.

5. What action does the man in the track suit take when he notices Kenan?
(a) He laughs, gets into his car, and drives away.
(b) He revs his engine and laughs.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He pulls out a gun.

6. As the number of funerals attended by Arrow has grown, which of her emotions has grown as well?
(a) Anger.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Despair.

7. Dragan guesses that the cellist plays for what purpose?
(a) To stop things from getting worse.
(b) To bring beauty to an ugly war.
(c) To let the world know about the horrors of the siege.
(d) To give people a respite from the violence.

8. Who invited Arrow to Slavko's funeral, making it impossible for Arrow to refuse?
(a) The cellist.
(b) Ismira.
(c) Emina.
(d) Filipovic.

9. Filipovic, looking as if he has not slept in days, tells Arrow that it is time for her to take what action?
(a) Buy a tunnel pass.
(b) Cast a spell.
(c) Say a prayer.
(d) Disappear.

10. When Kenan decides to use the crowd at the brewery to trick himself into thinking he is at a public gathering, what type does he imagine?
(a) An outdoor market.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A concert.
(d) A bake sale.

11. What color is the brewery building?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

12. Dragan becomes upset when he sees that a cameraman is preparing to take pictures of which character's dead body?
(a) Amila.
(b) The hatless man.
(c) Emina.
(d) Amil.

13. How long before narrative present was Dragan captured by the defending army and forced to dig ditches for three days with no food or water?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

14. Arrow thinks about the death of her neighbor Slavko, who died as a result of what type of event?
(a) A drowning.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Sniper fire.
(d) A round of shelling.

15. Which outcome is made completely clear about the fate of the sniper hunted by Arrow?
(a) Arrow wounds him, but he escapes.
(b) He loses Arrow during a chase.
(c) Arrow kills him.
(d) Arrow misses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the onset of Chapter Three, Arrow has begun to sleep in which location during periods of heavy shelling?

2. What does Kenan do when he hears a particular sound in Chapter Three soon after seeing the man in the track suit?

3. Hasan tells Arrow that he has brought her to their current location for what purpose?

4. Emina sustains a gunshot wound just above which part of her body?

5. How many people are in line to procure water when Kenan arrives at the brewery with his eight containers?

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